upcoming events

March 21: Drink Up the Volume: Interviewing for Podcasts — The Calgary Casters group invites you to National on 10th to discuss your experience and ask your questions about interviewing. Free: Register

March 22-23: SPEAK OUT! Community Conversations about Race, Anti-Racism and Inclusion — The Unheard Youth Podcast from the Centre for Race and Culture will launch during this symposium commemorating the 2019 United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Tickets: By donation

March 23-31: Spring Break at EPL — Go on an epic adventure during spring break week in Edmonton! Make your family plans and head to an Edmonton Public Library location for fun and entertaining classes and events for all ages. Free: Details

March 26: Wolf Pack YEG Talks Los Amigos — You’re invited to join German Villegas of Modern Manhood and Next Gen Men for an evening of discussion on male friendships. No speaker this time; just talking in small groups on how guys can find and keep healthy friendship.Free: Donations accepted

March 27: The 4th Line Live: Nick Watches the Colorado Avalanche Championship Video — Red Wings fan Nick Seguin lost a bet to Avs fan and fellow 4th Line co-host Carl Landra. So Carl is subjecting him to Colorado’s championship video, and has invited us all to watch. Tune in at 6 p.m. MDT.Free on Zoom

March 29-31: ATB Datathon - Solve for Alberta, solve for the world — ATB Alphabeta calls on exceptional problem-solvers to gather at MacEwan University in Edmonton to use data science tools to come up with some solutions in the fields of mental well-being, precision agriculture or customer of “one” (tailoring banking services). Come as a team or as an individual.Tickets: $25 to $30

April 4: Secret Feminist Agenda and Peer Reviewing Podcasts — Join Hannah McGregor of Secret Feminist Agenda and Witch, Please!, and Siobhan McMenemy of Wilfrid Laurier University Press in an engaging conversation at Mount Royal University on the topic of podcasting and open access publishing. Free: Register

April 5: Podcasting for Multiple Publics — Podcaster and Simon Fraser University assistant professor Hannah McGregor offers a workshop at Mount Royal University on podcasting at the intersection of academia, activism, and accessibility.Free: Register

April 8:It’s Time: A Conversation about Domestic Violence in Edmonton — The Forward Thinking Speakers Series features a screening of The War at Home, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Coun. Bev Esslinger and featuring Sue Languedoc, Johanna Baynton Smith, Jackie Foord, and Nneka MacGregor. Presented by the Edmonton Public Library and the Edmonton Community Foundation, in partnership with the City of Edmonton.Tickets: $10

April 17: Edmonton Business Association luncheon — Karen Unland gives a talk on how podcasting can be part of a business’s marketing efforts. She’ll give an overview of podcasting in general and share four ways that small businesses can get involved.Tickets: $50 for non-EBA members

June 22: PodSummit: After the Start — Western Canada’s podcast conference rolls into its third year with a one-day conference focusing on how to grow once you’ve started. Proudly built by podcasters, for podcasters.Tickets: $150

Ongoing:ATB Entrepreneur Centre events — Check out the events listings for sessions all over Alberta to help you build your business. Check the listings

Some of these events are put on by the network or its sponsors; others involve our podcasters or are of interest to our podcasting community. If you have an event to list, contact us at hello@albertapodcastnetwork.com.